Train Lyon → Besançon

Lyon - Besançon

The average travel time between Lyon and Besançon is 3h00 minutes. The quickest route is 1h58 minutes. The first train leaving Lyon is at 05:04, the last at 22:10. There is an average of 31 trains a day between Lyon and Besançon, leaving approximately every 27 minutes.

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About this journey

Cosmopolitan,cultured and culinary capital of France

Cosmopolitan, cultured and culinary capital of France
Just two hours by TGV from Paris, at the crossroads of the Rhône and the Saône rivers lies Lyon. The city is in the heart of the Rhône-Alpes region, which today is the link between the north and south of France. Learn more about Lyon

Bescançon’s old town La Boucle nestles in a tight meander of the River Doubs in Eastern France. The World Heritage-listed 17th-century citadel looks down on streets of white stone buildings dating as far back as Roman times. Archways and secretive courtyards are ripe for aimless wandering. Learn more about Besançon

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